Culture notes

Culture:
curriculum

http://techyteacher.21classes.com/weblogCategory/db8rchindbz1

Stat Map

http://www.t2.com/waterbuffalo/watch/water_buffalo_flash_hi.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlfKdbWwruY

http://ali.apple.com/cbl/challenges/identity/diversity.html

if it were my home!!

Lakota TED Talk

Ethnocide and cultural diversity TED Talk

1. What is Culture?

Culture is a learned way of living shared by a group of people.

Culture Introduction Video

National Geographic Culture Videos

2. The elements of culture are:

• money
• tradition
• ceremonies
• sports
• food
• housing
• architecture
• language
• festivals
• education
• clothing
• religion
• economy
• government
• technology
• music
• instruments
• animals
• art
• dance
• families
• transportation
• people's names and their origins
• laws

National Geographic Culture Videos

3. Comparing cultures (Canada - Haiti)

• Canada - The Europeans decimated the First Nations population through disease and depletion of resources
• Haiti - The French killed the native Haitian population

• Canada - First Nations lived quite well before the Europeans arrived
• Haiti - Native Haitians lived quite well before the French arrived

• Canada - The Canadian Government developed the land for their own purposes
• Haiti - The French exploited the land's resources for their own gain

• Canada - Through over trading, the Europeans pushed First Nations people into poverty
• Haiti - The French forced Haitians to pay large fee for their "lost property" when Haitians gained their freedom through war

4. Residential Schools

Residential School - Capturing Survivor Stories

Canadian Residential School Propaganda Video 1955

• Dates : 1840's - 1996
• Who ran them: Church groups funded by the Canadian Government
• Why: First Nations people asked to be educated
• Why: The Europeans wanted to "civilize the Indians" and change their culture to European culture
• Number of Schools: 130 schools
• Number of Students: 150,000 students

5. Government of Canada's apology- Stephen Harper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ryC74bbrEE

• Date: June 11, 2008
• Who: Stephen Harper and the Canadian Government
• Why: For all the terrible things that happened at the schools

6. Pyramid of hatred (jokes to genocide)

Pyramid of Hate

7. Why is culture important

8. stereotype- judging a group of people based on a few people

9. Canada's official bilingualism policy

a) What is Canada's official bilingualism policy?
b) What is the history of this policy?
c) Who lives in Canada? Culture Demography - http://www.sublet.com/information/canada.asp
d) Immigrants from what countries? http://www.canadaimmigrants.com/statistics.asp
e) Linguistic demographics? Canada? http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/analytic/companion/lang/canada.cfm
The World? http://www.vistawide.com/languages/top_30_languages.htm
f) What is the world's business language? http://www.globalization-group.com/edge/2010/03/top-languages-by-gdp/